Metal door.



S. F MYERS.

METAL DOOR.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 13, 1909.

Patented May 31, 1910.

SAMUEL F. MYERS, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

METAL DOOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 31, 1910.

Application filed July 13, 1909. Serial No. 507,391.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL F. MYERS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State ofCalifornia, have invented a new and useful Metal Door, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to metal doors of that type designed to bemounted within chimneys, one of the objects of the invention being toprovide a frame which can be readily stamped from sheet steel, andhaving means whereby it can be firmly anchored within a masonry chimney.

Another object is to provide a frame of this type which is cheap tomanufacture, durable, and to which a door can be con- Veniently attachedwithout the necessity of riveting hinges or other connecting devices tothe frame.

ith these and other objects in View the invention consists of certainnovel details of construction'and combinations of parts hereinafter morefully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention hasbeen shown.

In said drawings :Figure 1 is an elevation of a frame embodying thepresent improvements, a door being shown mounted thereon, the frame anddoor being viewed from the inside. Fig. 2 is a plan view of thestructure shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a view, on a reduced scale, of theblank from which the frame is formed.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates arectangular sheet of steel or other suitable metal, the same having arectangular opening 2 cut therein at the center, there being diametricalincisions 3, cut into the sheet from the corners of the opening 2 so asto produce flaps 4; designed to be bent along the dotted lines indicatedat 5 in Fig. 3, so as to extend perpendicularly to the plate 1. Afterthese flaps or wings 1 have been bent in the manner indicated the endportions of the adjoining wings are secured in fixed relation by meansof L-shaped corner irons 6, which are riveted or otherwise securedthereto, and serve to close the spaces between the outstanding wings.Parallel incisions are cut into the plate 1 near opposite edges thereofand adjacent one side of the said plate the metal between theseincisions being pressed outwardly to form eyes 8 for the reception of apintle 9 extending through the hinge lugs 10 of a door 11. Recesses ordepressions 10 may be stamped into the outer face of the plate 1 atpoints close to the eyes 8, these depressions being designed to receivethe hinge lugs 10, and thus permit the door to swing without hindrance.It is of course to be understood that the door may be provided with anysuitable locking device, such as indicated at 12, said device beingdesigned to engage a keeper 13, riveted or otherwise fastened to theouter face of the plate 1. As shown in Fig. 2, an opening 141 may beformed in the center of one or more of the wings 1, this opening beingdesigned to receive any suitable anchoring device (not shown).

In using the device herein described the wings 4 and corner irons 6 aredesigned to project into the masonry constituting the wall of thechimney, and will be firmly held thereby, the plate 1 of course restingagainst the outer face of the wall. It will be seen that the entiredevice is very simple in construction, is cheap to manufacture, andconstitutes an eflicient means for supporting a door of the characterdescribed.

Various changes can be made in the construction and arrangement of theparts without departing from the spirit or sacrificing the advantages ofthe invention.

Vhat is claimed is 1. A door frame consisting of a sheet metal platehaving integral wings extending perpendicularly therefrom along linesremoved from the outer edges of the plate, andcorner irons connectingthe ends of adoining wings,

2. A door frame including a sheet metal plate having diametricalincisions therein forming wings therebetween, said wings being extendedperpendicularly to the plate and angular corner irons secured upon theadjoining ends of the wings.

3. A door frame including a sheet metal plate having diametricalincisions forming Wings therebetween, saictwing-s being eX- tendedatrrlghtgangles to the plate; corner irons fixedly secured upon the endportions of the Wings, and closing the spaces therebetWeen, andpintle-receiving eyes struck from the plate, there being recesses Withinsaid plate and adjacent the eyes.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own; I have hereto afliXedmy signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

SAMUEL F. MYERS. Witnesses:

MAUD MYERS, MARIE BISHOP.

